Carlos Spottorno: The Pigs

Text by Carlos Spottorno, Alec Soth.

The acronym "PIGS" is a media-coined term referring to the European Union’s economically weakest countries--Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain. Carlos Spottorno’s The Pigs is a tragicomic vision of these countries’ stereotypes, utilizing the format of the influential magazine The Economist.

The acronym "PIGS" is a media-coined term referring to the European Union’s economically weakest countries--Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain. Carlos Spottorno’s The Pigs is a tragicomic vision of these countries’ stereotypes, utilizing the format of the influential magazine The Economist.